Born hearing the call of Valkyries. Dreaming of distant shores. Torn between the past and the future. Destined to become a legend.Iceland, 976—Freydis Eiriksdottir, born to a völva mother and berserker father, lives a quiet life on her remote farmstead. Busy dreaming of the sea and haunted by the loss of her mother, she has no idea what the Norns have in store for her. When her father, Eirik the Red, marries the daughter of a powerful chieftain, the course of Freyd...

It seemed like an open-and-shut case. But they couldn't have been more wrong.When a 25-year-old woman is found dead in Stockholm, detective Vanessa Frank knows that there is more to the case than meets the eye. And when Vanessa finds herself on the trail of a dangerous internet community who call themselves 'incels', her world starts to unravel.These 'involuntarily celibate' men have fostered hatred towards the women who turn them down, and now women are turning up dead. Bu...

'A singular novel, sometimes brutal, certainly merciless.' - Le Figaro (France)Ferocious and irreverent, this multiple prize-winning novel burns down the pretensions of a pompous literary establishment and takes no prisoners.Ellinor is thirty-six. She wears soft black sweatpants and a Michelin Man jacket. She fights. Smart and unsentimental, she tries her hand at online dating, only to be stranded in a snowstorm with a literary critic.Cut to Max Lamas, an author who...

Some love stories end before they even begin…‘Romantic and gorgeous’ Milly Johnson‘An emotional novel about the power of hope’ Holly Miller‘Made my heart ache’ Liz Fenwick‘An epic story of love and emotion. Wow!’ Jane Linfoot***When Lili meets Ben by chance one hot summer’s day, it feels like fate. But life is about to take them in different directions, and s...

A tea-loving mortal with a warm heart. A worldly fae prince in disguise. Midwinter is brewing something magical.At the enchanting Winterfrost Market, renowned for its Midwinter celebrations, Elsie is run off her feet at her family's cozy traveling tea house.But the quaint town's festivities lose their luster when her mother fails to return from her journey to Midwinter Haven—a fairytale land in the north, rumored to be inhabited by elves, witches, and fae.

On a wind-stilled bay in Roslagen, Sweden, the Ömheten care home rests where sea meets pine-scented air. After a resident's death, Tore Lindahl, a former policeman, suspects foul play, but his concerns are dismissed as the ramblings of an old man.Lindhahl turns to Veronika Wiklund, a young journalist stuck tracing small-town stories for the local paper. Together, the unlikely duo begins asking questions that unsettle their entire community.As Veronika searches for answers, ...

**This program features a prologue read by the author.From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman comes The Trade Off, an electrifying new novel of suspense that begs the question: Would you tell a story, if you knew it was a lie? Or tell the truth and sleep at night?**For Stella, deputy editor of The Globe, the choice has always been clear. It doesn’t matter how low she has to stoop—getting th...

The brand new pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat!‘Filled with tangible foreboding and pitch-perfect twists’ Sunday Times bestseller, B P Walter‘Utterly unputdownable’ Jane Bailey, author of Stay‘This bingeable thriller is a must-read!’ Lesley Kara, author of The Rumour'A shocking and binge-worthy thrille...

**This program features multicast narration and an author's note read by the author.A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively listenable thriller from M. T. Edvardsson.**Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide for his daughter, Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he welcomes a lodger into their home: Karla, a law student and aspiring judge, who works as a housekeeper to make ends meet. Her clients are the Rytters, an incredi...

ANGEL MAKER is the stunning first outing for DI Jamie Johansson and will have listeners on the edge of their seats. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbø, Will Dean, Maria Adolfsson, Angela Marsons, and JD Kirk, ANGEL MAKER is sure to cement Greene as one of your new favourite authors.When a teenage girl is found dead in the woods, her body posed like an angel, Stockholm holds its breath. The kill bears a chilling resemblance to those of the Angel Maker, a serial killer caught two decades a...

Three first dates and an art-world mystery – it's going to be a busy Christmas for Darcy. All I Want for Christmas is the Sunday Times bestselling cosy winter romance from Karen Swan, author of Christmas By Candlelight.Can she find love this Christmas?Christmas in Copenhagen is a magical time of year but Darcy Cotterell isn’t feeling festive. Newly single, again, she's not even going home for Christmas. Instead she will be spendin...

'Funny, daring, and romantic, you’ll always have a good time with Kate Johnson' Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil‘What’s so funny?’ she snapped.He wanted to brush away that sweaty hair from her nape and kiss her there. His fingers remembered the heat and silk of her skin when he’d unfastened her dress. The scent of her, warm and rich, still lived in his mind. He wanted to lick the salt from her skin.Remember you...